Please make your request in English through our online request form (our phone line is Japanese only).
A doctor examines you in your room and can give you medicine on the spot.
Where we visit in Asakusa and Ueno
We visit guests staying in Asakusa, Ueno, Kuramae, Oshiage (Tokyo Skytree), Ryogoku, and everywhere else in Tokyo’s 23 wards and the Tama area, plus parts of Saitama Prefecture.
Please give us the hotel name, the full address and your room number when you make the request. The doctor comes to your room, so you do not need to travel while you are unwell.
Common reasons guests call us
- Fever, cold and flu symptoms, suspected influenza or COVID-19
- Stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea or suspected food poisoning
- Sore throat and cough
- Headache and dizziness
- Hives, rash and allergic reactions that are not life-threatening
- Dehydration and heat exhaustion
- Children who become unwell during a family trip
What the doctor can do in your room
- Examine you and explain what is likely going on
- Test for influenza and COVID-19 with results during the visit (PCR test available, result by email the next day, charged separately)
- Give you prescription medicine on the spot
- Issue a medical certificate and receipt for your travel insurance
- Advise whether you should go to a hospital
Cost for visitors to Japan
- Fee
- JPY 80,000 flat, tax included — for visitors without Japanese health insurance
- Included
- The doctor's visit, tests during the visit, medicine given on the spot, the medical certificate and receipt, and the doctor's travel
- Payment
- Cash or credit card, at the time of the visit
- Travel insurance
- We issue a medical certificate and receipt so you can claim from your travel insurer. Whether a claim is paid depends on your policy.
- Not included
- A COVID-19 PCR test (result by email the next day) is charged separately.
If you hold Japanese health insurance, insurance rules apply instead. Full details for hotel guests
Frequently asked questions
- Can a doctor come to my hotel in Asakusa and Ueno?
- Yes. A doctor visits hotels in Asakusa and Ueno and across Tokyo from 7pm to 5am every day.
- Do you speak English?
- Yes. Please make your request in English through our online form. Our phone line is Japanese only.
- How much does it cost?
- For visitors without Japanese health insurance, a flat 80,000 yen including tax. It covers the visit, tests, medicine, the medical certificate and the doctor's travel. A PCR test is charged separately.
- Can I use my travel insurance?
- Yes. You pay at the visit and we give you a medical certificate and receipt to claim from your travel insurer. Whether a claim is paid depends on your policy.
When to call 119 instead
If the person is unconscious, has difficulty breathing, is having a seizure, has severe chest pain or is bleeding heavily, call 119 for an ambulance. 119 is free and answered 24 hours a day. A house call is for illness that is not an emergency of that kind but is too difficult to leave until morning.
Request and inquiry for home visit
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Tokyo 23 wards and parts of Saitama Prefecture
- 03-6381-7511
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Tama area of Tokyo
- 042-548-1717
Business overview
- Administrator
- NightDoctor Co., Ltd.
- Office location
- 2-16-6,Akasaka,Minato-ku,Tokyo
- Phone number
- 03-6381-7511 / 042-548-1717